Life After Failure and Depression
Thor Reinhardt
TEDx & Global Story-Based Speaker | Neurodiversity Advocate | Innovator | Content Creator & Author
Life is full of Transitions!
We used to live an extremely comfortable life.
Currently working on my Why Bolivia Series has made me reflect. With a simple vision and idea we managed to achieve what a lot of people may only could dream of but loosing it all and failing left me in a deep depression that I found very difficult to come out of.
This depression changed me!
Taking my speaking for example. There was a time where I would have no problem speaking to hundreds of people in a presentation or Keynote. I didn’t do this professionally, but I could connect with the audience.
Going through this depression, questioning everything about myself I lost the confidence and more importantly ability to speak and present a compelling and entertaining story.
It felt like the world was moving on while I was stuck in the same place. Not sure if you ever felt that way?
I made excuses for why I could not do something where before I would always be able to find solutions to a problem.
Something that has helped me transform my life has been disciplining myself, starting my YouTube channel in 2018 and committing to uploading 1 video per week however cringe those videos seem now but they show the progress I am making.
I was tired of making excuses and since the 10th January 2020, I started getting up and starting my day to have my “Creative Time” between 4:30-5am and where life seemed stagnant before this mental shift transformed my life. Doors suddenly opened.
I added daily exercise, writing and speaking out my Affirmations, Gratitude, Goals and Dreams to my daily routine.
As I am documenting and reflecting on my life, I am not only becoming the person I was before but through the hardships and experiences I am becoming an even better version of myself.
I am a Global Speaker, and I am ready for those stages again, to share my journey to encourage and inspire others and I am proud to say that I have actively been seeking speaking opportunities all around the world.
If there is Life After Failure for me there is for Everyone!